Am 17.04.2011 um 17:13 schrieb Guillaume Lelarge:
>> Indeed, clicking on the log pane enables that popup menu. Maybe this could be improved upon.
>> Anyway, thanks for your help.
>
> Actually, the improvement was to make it that way. You only have access
> to available tools for the selected pane. You don't need the cancel
> query button if you didn't select a row in the activity pane or the lock
> pane which has a query running. You don't need the logfile selection
> combobox if you're not on the log pane.
Ah, i see, fair enough. Otoh, I've never been a big fan of this "disable controls and let the user figure out why they
aredisabled"-school of UI-Design. In my apps i let my controls enabled and show an alert explaining why they can't be
usedunder the current circumstances (or use a helptag). Saves me from having to deal with a lot of support incidents,
likethis one.
And in this particular window, your enabling-strategy would be easier to grasp, if the controls that "work together"
wouldbe located next to each other.
Just my 2 cents.
Max
Maximilian Tyrtania Software-Entwicklung
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